Black girls, why is it that black girl/white guy relationships are less common that black guys/white girls?

Is it an attraction thing on both sides? Cultural differences? Confidence issues? Sexual attraction? Certain perceptions? By the way, I'm a white guy who really likes black girls.
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  • I think the biggest reason is flirting/ approach style. Black men are more direct then white men who are more direct then Asian men. Add in being a little unsure if the other racial groups women find you attractive and you get what a few people here have noted : black women not even realizing a white guy is interested. White male-Asian female couples are common.

    Studies have shown men are eager to date attractive women of any race. Women actually think more about this. I'm told black women feel pressured to date within their race - if that's true they are being really taken advantage of - I read the other day that something like 40% of black males marrying in the us are marrying white won. Vs 9% or so for black women.

    Anyway. I hope we see more of it. I think te simple answer is white guys need to be a little more cocky and outgoing in approaching black women. I'm also told black women are used to playfully shooting the guy down more with te assumption he'll keep trying. Black women - white guys will take that as a no. You need to at least give a mix of positive and playful negatives if you're interested.

  • I dunno...

    it's a shame really - it should be more in proportion with the rampant number of black guy/white girl relationships

    I would have no trouble wifeing a black girl - I don't give a sh*t what anybody thinks

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  • Well, I'm half white and half black my mom is white and my dad is black. I like white men, but in my experience black and Spanish guys just are more aggressive as a whole when it comes to women, or at least black women. I've been told through friends of family when a white guy has liked me but men that look like me are much more aggressive and just ask me out or make come ons you know? I just think that maybe white men are more insecure and worry about how the black girl will react. And minority men have nothing to lose, I mean for instance if a white guy likes Asian or black girls its considered by society as some freakish "fetish", but if they lke blond women than it's just their "type". I think that because society doesn't really see black women as being beautiful or at least as beautiful as white girls its stepping more outside of the norm for white men to go out with black or any minority woman. Whereas black men are seen as more attractive than black women and also are conforming to the norm by dating white women. Sorry for the long answer.lol

    • it's a good answer :)

    • Thanks I'm just being honest. I think that there is fear on both sides and a lack of communication especially between black women and white men. I'm glad it wasn't to long for you :)

  • I'm really attracted to white guys, but it seems like none of them are attracted to me. I feel like everyone believes we are all the stereotypical ghetto black girl, we are all uneducated, on welfare and have bad attitudes. Just because these apply to some black people, it doesn't mean it applies to all. I'm a black in taking university entry classes in high school, I'm Canadian so I talk like everyone else in Canada. My family is not poor, my parent buy us brand name clothing. (my mom considers $60 not expensive) I'm not saying this to show off or anything, I'm just trying to show that the stereotypes don't apply to everyone. Honestly, I think stereotypes are holding white men from dating black girls and black girls may feel like white men would never date them, especially with the racism happening in the states.

  • Nobody is gonna like my answer, but I'm only relaying what my white male friends have told me personally.

    White guys have a curiosity about about what its like to bang a black girl, but don't have any real interest in dating or marrying them.

    I have no idea if that's because there's still a social stigma with it or they're not comfortable with what their friends/family would say. Idk.

    Please don't verbally bash me, because those are not my feeling on the matter, but just what guy friends have said. I'm sorry if its offensive.

    • Im not American, but I've never heard these social stigma's here and see quite a lot of black girls with white guys, even pushing a pram together :P. black girls are hot

    • I think it's a more prevalent mentality where I live in the southeastern U.S.

    • i think you may be right about that, but I don't think white guys want to use black girls for sex, at least not the majority. I think the larger reason is as you mentioned the perception of what family would thinking of a white guy dating a black girl, so they only look for sex and nothing more. that just shows how prejudice still exists to some degree, but none of that should matter if you find a girl you love. those silly issues will be ignored.

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  • Fear of rejection; lack of full understanding of the other person; the medias portrayal of both races and how they act, it can be intimidating.

  • I'm going to say its a combination of everything you listed, but that shouldn't stop you. I'm black and my boyfriend's white but we make sense together (despite the stupid jokes)

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  • I guess they think they don't have options based on what the media tells us. You will see a lot more black guy/white girl couples on TV than a black girl/white guy couple. People of every race say we're loud, ghetto, rude, and obnoxious so therefore it makes it harder to get out into the interracial dating pool. But a lot of black girls ARE like this, and the ones who aren't make up a VERY small percentage pertaining to the black female population. And when a person sees a loud, rude, obnoxious black girl EVERYTIME they see a black girl, they're going to think(surprise, surprise) that we're all like this.

    It really disappoints and discourages me.

    • I know how you feel, great comment! I get this often even if I'm not trying to date, people assume I'm going to act like I have no sense or poise and they sh*t stones when I speak with intellect and tact.

  • It's due to the stereotypes that follow black women around...

    Nahhhhhh, I just think that black women are the least sought out.

    • what about indian women -_-

    • lol this was a joke.

  • Its different between males and females.

    White males: Asian then white then black

    White females: black then white then asian

    A study was done.

    • what is the meaning of those orders you listed?...

    • i'm all for Asian guys haha

    • the order of the pools that one will look in for a date. I will look for an an Asian woman, that fails, I will look for a white woman, that fails, then I will look for black.

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  • Idk. I know me and ALL my friends looooove white guys<3

  • I have no clue... I mean I'm sure black girls are attracted as well. I mean I exclusively date white guys only so I'm sure there are other black girls like that. To be honest I think most black girls don't think that white guys are attracted to them

  • Because women are fairly size centric.

    • i don't get it

    • ?...

  • In my experience there are a few things keeping white guys and black women apart.

    First, black women come under a lot of social pressure to not date white men, and to not even admit to finding white men attractive. I can’t make sweeping statements about all black women of course, but again in my experience, many black women do find white men attractive, but either don’t want to date them for social reasons, or will feel pressured into not doing so.

    As far as white men are concerned, unfortunately I would say most white men don’t find black women attractive (I don’t think most wrote women are attracted to black men either). But there is a large minority (myself included), who find black women insanely attractive. But many won’t approach back women because they don’t think a black woman would be interested. As someone else already said, there are very few BWWM couples portrayed in popular culture, while every other tv show and advertisement these days has a white woman in a relationship with a black man.

    There is a widespread impression in society that black men and white women are particularly attracted to each other, while white men and black women are not. I would say neither is true. The majority of white people want a white partner.

    So to cut to the chase, in my opinion there are cultural reasons why BWWM pairings are rarer than WWBM. Our culture promotes WWBM, and does nothing to encourage BWWM.

  • white guys are ugly

  • I'm an African American female and I attend a mostly Caucasian school.(Not to the point were I am the only African American in my class). The African American males at my school are more interested in the Caucasian females. In other words there has been more African Americans who date Caucasian female relationships than African American females who date Caucasian males. Mainly because there not intrested. That I know of there have been no relationship between an African American female and African American male.

  • its not widely accepted for black girls to date a white guy but that is slowly changing. when I was in school you would get sh*t if you even had white friends, much less date one. but where I grew up probably has a lot to do with it. if white guys like black girls then they should approach them

  • Idk don't blame us its mostly the guy's fault for not approaching most just stare at me which gets most guys no where reguardless of race..if your in the U.S. id say its because of sterotypes of culture and ignorance+ the history of racism and slavery..I'm attracted to some but I don't think id date them its too much drama and no offense but that red/pink/white colors of this d!ck is a turn off

  • there is some kind of tension, intimidation, confusion o.O

    I'm not crazy I'm just a little unwell :P

    LOL but no seriously White guys are HOTT ;) -black girl

  • Maybe white men have been given a bad name.

    They were the majority of the slave owners and KKK members, nazis and skin heads.

    So maybe there is a subconscience fear. And black women have been told they are the least desirable.

    • as bad as it was, white guys were not the majority of slave traders. European slavery of africa lasted 300 to 400 years. The even more brutal and violent arab islamic slavery of africans lasted 1300 years and still exists to this day. but yeah anyway... black girls are by no means undesirable, they're stunning

    • That's all fine and dandy. But how long would someone see an owner compared to a trader? No comparison.

    • Agreed. Historically there have been far worse offenders where slavery is concerned than the U.S. Not saying we're innocent by any stretch of imagination, but others have a much longer and harsher history of such things. Personally, I think black girls are pretty and it shouldn't matter who anyone wants to date as long as they're happy. Live and let live.

  • to be honest I don't really think of white guys that much. they don't really get brought up in conversations and I'm not really around them much nor do I socialize with them that much. most of my friends are black ppl. don't know too many white guys and the ones I do know I don't have much in common with or they're not my type. I've seen a few cute ones but overall I just like what I like

  • Black girls are the greatest group that are single. So this isn't just a white guy issue, this is an any guy issue

    • unfair :P